Measuring Temporary Mobility: Dimensions and Issues
Measuring Temporary Mobility: Dimensions and Issues Conference Paper
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population Twenty-Fifth Conference
- Author(s): Brown, D., Bell, M.
- Published: 2005
- Publisher: Princeton University
Abstract: In contrast with developing countries, the literature on temporary mobility in the developed world is fragmented and unsystematic. This paper endeavours to delineate, for the first time, a battery of measures and techniques that capture the multiple dimensions of temporary movement. Following a review of the problems in measuring population mobility the paper identifies nine dimensions of population movement, each of which describe a particular facet of the phenomenon. These are: (i) movement intensity (ii) duration of stay (iii) frequency of movement (iv) seasonality (v) periodicity (vi) movement distance (vii) spatial connectivity (viii) spatial circuits and (ix) spatial impact. Each dimension is defined and its significance in the study of temporary mobility explored. We then show how the nine dimensions can be used to capture three spatial perspectives on mobility: the national picture; individual destination zones; and movement patterns. Measures and their applications for each perspective are illustrated using data from the Australian Census of Population and Housing and the National Visitor Survey.
- Urls: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3f33/7153ab035850d785a8270fe11aa05426a918.pdf
- Publisher Location: Tours, France
- Keywords: Temporal mobility, Spatial mobility